Dr. Kenneth Alleyne, 46, and his wife, Dr. Shaun Biggers-Alleyne, love jazz. They also love Martha’s Vineyard. So they began brainstorming a way to combine these seemingly disparate passions. The result was Jazz on the Vineyard, a daylong jazz festival now in its second year, which will be held tomorrow, August 18, at Featherstone Center for the Arts in Oak Bluffs.

Outside Union Chapel last Saturday evening people lingered on the stairs; little girls doing each other’s makeup and mothers making small talk, all the while keeping an eye on the green doors behind them. At 7:30 p.m. sharp, the doors of the chapel opened and the people streamed inside, running to the closest seat and marking their territory in preparation for this summer’s edition of Built on Stilts.

Announcing Nathan

Lori and Dana Rezendes of West Tisbury announce the birth of a son, Nathan John Rezendes, born on August 10 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Nathan weighed 7 pounds at birth.

Hello, Bonnie

Bethany Buaiz and Jon Jacobs of Oak Bluffs announce the birth of a daughter, Bonnie Montague Jacobs, born on August 14 at the Martha’s Vineyard Hospital. Bethany weighed 6 pounds, 5 ounces at birth.

It’s hard to believe another year has gone by and we are at the Agricultural Fair. This week always seems like the true end to summer — the last big push of activities, traffic and visitors before back-to-school shopping. Since I write this on Monday morning, I have only seen the beginning of fair preparations. The “carnies” have set up camp, the rides are not yet set up — they are still neatly folded on their tracks, and the locals are putting together the booths.

Once upon a time northern bobwhites were a common bird on Martha’s Vineyard. Their bob, bob, white calls were a welcome sound coming from the meadows and fields of the Vineyard. Bobwhites are native to the United States. There are 22 subspecies of bobwhite quail or Virginia quail (other names for bobwhite). The subspecies of bobwhite from Massachusetts and the Vineyard was paler, larger and heavier than those from points south. Now, however, all the New England and Vineyard populations of quail are composed of birds that have been introduced and are darker and smaller.

Dr. H.C.F. Meyer was a true believer. His passion was purple -- purple coneflower -- and it would be correct to say that he was the first commercial coneflower prophet.

Chilmark

Richard A. and Pamela G. Sauber purchased a Black Point Beach lot, Parcel 3 in Chilmark from Susan B. Whiting and William A. Oates Jr., trustees of the John W. M. Whiting Non-Exempt Family Fund, for $317,500 on August 10.

Lucy Beach LLC purchased 11 Azalea Lane in Chilmark form Azalea Lane LLC for $4,000,000 on August 10.

Oak Bluffs

Kenneth Link purchased 16 Hitchings Circle in Oak Bluffs from Nationstar Mortgage LLC for $289,900 on August 6.

Best of Boston Awards

Six establishments on the Vineyard won Best of Boston awards announced in the July 31 issue of Boston magazine.

Winners from the Vineyard were:

Best Bar: Brick Cellar at Atria

Best Brunch: Water Street at the Harbor View Hotel & Resort

Best Inn: Dockside Inn

Best Resort: Winnetu Oceanside Resort

Best Restaurant—General Excellence: State Road

Best New Restaurant: Martha’s Vineyard Chowder Company

Friday, August 10: Mostly cloudy. Warm and damp. Oak Bluffs waterfront is bustling with activity, boats, crowds, and cars. Clouds darken in the afternoon. Tornado warning is issued by the National Weather Service, in the midafternoon. Non observed. Rain falls well into the early evening, sometimes heavy.

Saturday, August 11: Mostly cloudy. Occasional periods of sunshine. Eight 12 metre sailboats race outside of Edgartown Harbor. Breezy. Racing is tight. South wind.